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Friday, 29 November 2013

Weight training - Part 2

It’s been a while since I last wrote about weight training.
Most of you know I am still new to weight training. The first time I actually
gave weight training a serious thought was after reading Marion 's & Ayesha's
blog...those ladies are really strong, they got me thinking about a whole new side to fitness

Before I started weight training I was doing lots of Cardio
and lots of circuit training (squats/lunges/planks/..). As I got more and more
inspired I wanted to get stronger so started focusing on weights. First thing I did was join a body pump class (click on the link to read about my body pump experience). I think it’s a good place to start because you usually use lighter
weights in this class and you learn the correct form which is very important.I think for the first few months I just got used to doing different exercises, entering the weight section in the gym and trying all the machines but I still did not have a good plan for my weight training.

For me my upper body has always been a challenge, I have a terribly weak
upper body. I can’t increase my squat weight because I can’t carry a heavy
enough barbell so my focus is to improve my upper body strength.

Now that it’s been a few months I have been doing my body pump
sincerely I decided to take the next step.I sat down with a trainer in the gym and got a plan ready for my upper
body, I have two workouts for half hour each. I plan to initially start
training when T is around just because I want to make sure I am not doing
anything wrong, I think two weeks and I should be good on my own.

This is how my workouts look

Arms & Shoulders

Chest & Back

If you notice my repetition and the weights are low but
for me this is difficult to get through as I continue I will increase my weight
and my sets, hopefully I should be able to share with you some exciting things
along the way.

Hi Marion, trust me when I say every-time I read or see your gym pictures I feel like becoming stronger :) I saw results by only doing body pump and now I want to see more, one day I want to tell you and A I can manage chin ups :)